Graduation Time

It's graduation time, so it's the perfect time

for a Congratulation card!!!

That's exactly what we are doing over at

Raise the Bar 

this week.

Go check out what the other

bartenders have done, then make sure

to play along with us!!

Thanh

Wanda

Joni

Peggy

Here is my card - these were made with some local

school colors!

Now it's your turn - have fun!!!

Card details:

Stamps:  SU Say it With Scallops

Paper:  White, Red, Black

Ink:  Versafine black

Misc:  Twine, nesties, SU embossing folder

Father's Day Challenge at Paper and Such

It's challenge time over at

Paper and Such

Now that Mother's Day is over and

we are quickly approaching June....

it's time to think about Father's Day!

We decided to challenge you to make a

Father's Day card

Have fun with this one!

my card -

There is a huge 25% off sale in the store now...

go check it out!

Paper and Such Store

Remember.....the winner of the challenge

gets -

Card details:

Stamps: Patriot and Friends and Deer Dad from Paper and Such

Paper: Ripe Avocado, black, White MME dp

Ink: Versafine and Memento black

Misc: Nesties, twine

Anniversary Challenges at Paper and Such

It's time for the anniversary challenges over at

Paper and Such

My challenge for you is to make a

masculine card - one for the boys!

I decided to use Bucky for my card -

Hope you had a great weekend!

Better Late Than Never, Right?

This card is for the challenge over at

Raise the Bar

(I'm a bit late posting this)

Our challenge is to make a military card - since

the 19th was Armed Forces Day

Of course the bartenders have

made exquisite cards for you to check out -

Thanh

Wanda

Joni

Peggy

I went with a nice, clean and crisp - blank card

which I'll be able to send to my son while he

is in boot camp at Parris Island.

He leaves on Father's Day.

I do believe the next few weeks/months will be

bittersweet for our family.  Our oldest turns 18 on

May 23rd, graduates from High School on June 7th,

and leaves for boot camp on June 17th.

We are so very very proud of him for the 

young man that he has become and the choice

that he has made to serve in the

United States Marine Corps.

I spent this weekend looking at pictures of him since

he was born...quite an overwhelming experience.

Raise the Bar

I don't know about all of you, but I'm SO

glad it's Friday!  It's been an exhausting week, and

I'm ready for a bit of R&R!!!

The challenge this week over at Raise the Bar

is to make a Mother's Day card - easy enough, right?

I decided to pull out my poor lonely Verve stamps.

I've not inked them up in such a long time.

here is my card -

I just love simple cards like this, I can whip them up

in a couple of minutes!  Sometimes it's nice to be able to

do that!  Be sure to check out what the other

bartenders have done -

Thanh

Wanda

Joni

Peggy

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Card details:

Stamps: Verve

Paper: All PTI, red, white, dp

Ink: Versafine black

Misc: nesties, twine, pearls

Blog Hop and Release Time

It's that time of the month again....

time for a new release over at

Paper and Such

You should have arrived here from 

Janice's blog

I made this card with the Strawberries set, which

will retail for $12

I've been seeing so many cards made with the cutouts

like this one, so I decided to give it a try.  This is also a 5x7 card -

which I never make!!!  I used glossy accents on the 

strawberry...looks way cool in real life!

Remember to comment on as many blogs as you can to 

increase your chances of winning both sets!

Next stop is

Kendra

If you get lost along the way....head back to

Paper and Such

for the full hop list

Card details:

Stamps: Strawberries from Paper and Such

Paper: Red, White, Vintage white

Ink: Memento black

Misc: ribbon, nesties, glossy accents

Flowers Challenge

Ahhhh....it's May!  2012 seems to be flying by,

doesn't it!?  I bought some flowers over the weekend to

plant by the pool and for the planters on the porch!

I tend to buy the same flowers every year, but not this year.

I went to a local home and garden center and found some

way cool flowers!!  I got black petunias and some buttery 

yellow ones!  Can you imagine black petunias???  They are

so awesome, and different!  I also found some

marigolds in a lemon color!

They all look absolutely gorgeous together!  I'll

attach a pic at the end of my post for your viewing pleasure!

The challenge over at Paper and Such this week is

to make a card/project with flowers on it!

You can handle that one, right??

my card -

Card details:
Stamps: Daisies from Paper and Such, Sentiment is from Deer Dad from Paper and Such
Paper: white, black, MME dp
Ink: Memento and Veresafine black
Misc: ribbon, nesties

Here is a pic of my planter with the black petunias

and lemon marigolds ~

Raise the Bar

It's Friday, and that means it's time for another challenge at

  Raise the Bar!

This week...it's time to use some letters!   They can be in your paper, or you can stamp them.  Whatever, just use the letters.

The DT has some great stuff for you to check out -

Thanh

Wanda

Joni

Peggy

my card -

I really wanted to keep this card on the CAS side, as well as keeping it masculine...I think I've succeeded!

Card details:

Stamps: Deer Dad from Paper and Such

Paper: kraft, black, white, MME dp

Ink: Versafine black

Misc: nesties, dimensionals